Arrondissements of the Haute-Saône department

The 2 arrondissements of the Haute-Saône department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Lure, (subprefecture: Lure) with 193 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 109,260 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Vesoul, (prefecture of the Haute-Saône department: Vesoul) with 346 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 127,982 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Vesoul, Gray and Lure were established. The arrondissement of Gray was disbanded in 1926.[4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Haute-Saône were modified in January 2017:[5]

  • three communes from the arrondissement of Lure to the arrondissement of Vesoul
  • five commune from the arrondissement of Vesoul to the arrondissement of Lure

References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. "Arrondissement de Lure (701)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. "Arrondissement de Vesoul (702)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  4. Historique de la Haute-Saône
  5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 27 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
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